Cottage Caregivers recently celebrated Janice Dayton for winning the high distinction of the Caregiver of the Year Award. Jan is the epitome of compassionate care and that’s what Cottage Caregivers is all about. We say Cottage Caregivers is like family when family can’t be there, and Jan is the perfect example of this. One tremendous example of this would be when we received a referral call from a potential client and we asked how they heard about Cottage Caregivers. They said they had seen Jan working with a client in the common area at a facility we have a client in and at first thought the person calling thought Jan was a family member based upon the compassionate interaction they witnessed. After

seeing this on several occasions they noticed the Cottage Caregivers badge and then called us based solely on watching Jan interact with a client. That says it all and it the benchmark of how we want to work with every client, family and caregiver from our company.

Our clients all remark that Jan is a trusted member of their family, wholly dependable, and that she is trusted and adored by them. We’re grateful for the example Jan sets, her contributions to the families who depend on her, and the leadership she provides to our entire Cottage Caregiver network.

Jan selflessly puts others first and goes out of her way for both clients and
caregivers. Dependable and experienced, she is always there to lend a helping hand or share her wisdom. Jan listens carefully, provides advice and genuine heartfelt emotional support, and displays the utmost respect to clients and caregivers.

South Shore MA Home Care News

How likely is it that you will remain independent for your entire life? If you live a long life, the odds are decidedly against it. Research shows that if you live to age 65, there’s about a 7 in 10 chance that you will need someone to take care of you at some point in your life. Where the care will take place may be very much up to you.

If you’re like most people, chances are even greater – about 9 in 10 – that when the time comes, you’ll have the chance for the care to take place where you are most comfortable: in your own home. [Read more…]

The family, all of whom lived at least an hour away, had been on her for some time now. “Grandma” was in her mid-80s, and although she was still in fairly good health, they kept telling her it was time to call a south shoreMassachusetts home care agency. She needed to have someone stay with her, they said, even if it were for only a few hours a day. A non medical home care aide would help her take care of things around the house, make sure she was eating right, remind her to take her medication, and give her someone to talk to and keep her mind active. [Read more…]

Plymouth MA Home Care News

When it comes to senior care, one thing is indisputable: a vast majority of people, including our local seniors here in Plymouth, MA, prefer to remain at home to receive care as they age. This preference for home care remains strong among all seniors, even with those who struggle with their basic health and mobility. After all, as surveys show, they want to live amid the comfort and familiarity of what they’ve known for years, for as long as they can. [Read more…]

MA Home Care News & Bits

When his 89-year-old father fell at his Cohasset, MA home and fractured a hip, Bob and his wife Janet were concerned that the elderly man might never leave the hospital. Over the years, Bob’s father had weathered other storms: he had survived prostate cancer, a heart attack and a minor stroke, but his son and daughter-in-law were worried that this latest health episode might be more than he could handle. [Read more…]

Marshfield, MA Home Care News

No one ever said it was easy getting old. For starters, our senses – vision, hearing, taste, smell and touch – all decline as we age. Part of this is due to the simple process of aging, as normal changes in the eyes, the ears, the blood flow to our fingertips, even in our tongue and nose cause our senses to diminish over time. This deterioration is only further exacerbated by illness or injury. [Read more…]

South Shore MA Senior Care News

In all too many cases, family caregivers wear their responsibility for taking care of elderly loved ones like badges of courage. Rather than choose to hire a reputable MA home care agency to provide care, they stretch themselves thin believing they have to do it all themselves. [Read more…]

MA Home Care News & Bits

Maria has been a home health aide on the south shore MA for nearly 20 years. She loves her work, feels that she’s making a real difference in other people’s lives, and speaks about her patients as though they were family.

“It’s really nice to walk into a patient’s home and know that he or she has been eagerly waiting for me to arrive,” she says. “Since I see a number of seniors with mild to moderate dementia, it often means getting them started on the day ahead: helping them get washed, groomed, dressed and fed, and providing them with a social outlet. [Read more…]

MA Home Care News & Bits

As an only child, Meredith had the ultimate responsibility of dealing with the well-being of her parents as they aged. They had divorced many years ago and each lived alone in Marshfield, MA, both within 30 minutes of their daughter. Several years ago when her father reached 90 and was beginning to experience some health problems, including some cognitive issues, Meredith’s immediate response was to look for an assisted living facility that would care for him rather than home care. [Read more…]

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This agency is a member of Companion Connection Senior Care, a national organization of non-medical home care agencies. All members have access to recognized experts in the field of homecare, as well as the most current educational resources, enabling them to provide the highest level of care.